Industry Suite Handbook
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What if...
You could quickly and easily take steps to embrace
speed and agility, while reducing IT upgrade
and maintenance costs within your industrial
manufacturing operations?
You could implement a highly flexible enterprise
solution that was designed to securely manage
the end-to-end manufacturing, financial, and service
operations?
Target greater growth and higher profit
gains with Infor CloudSuite Industrial
Industry Suite
Global competition and volatility are causing every company to rethink their approach to managing enterprise business solutions. This is especially true in industrial manufacturing, where customers have a greater awareness of alternatives and product loyalty is a thing of the past. Legacy ERP solutions simply cannot provide the flexibility that allows an industrial manufacturer to move beyond organic, single dimension growth strategies.
Now you can modernize your business with the advanced functionality you need, plus make the change more quickly and with a lower initial investment than you ever thought possible. You can quickly and easily enable global expansions or acquisitions using a consistent data infrastructure in weeks, not months.
Maximize profitability in an
increasingly complex market
The manufacturing industry continues to weather significant challenges that vary by region. As an industry leader, you
face concerns related to labor, health and safety, natural resources, raw materials, regulation, tax policy, intellectual
property, political unrest, and trade. Then, you have to think about actually making, selling, and delivering world-class
products. Do you have time to worry about your technology environment?
Industrial manufacturers need to address increasing market challenges with leading enterprise solutions that allow them to quickly respond to changing customer needs, operate leaner, manage
complex product requirements, and manage growth without adding resources.
Consider these industry perspectives:
1 Hamerman, Paul D. “Application Adoption Trends: The Rise of SaaS”, Forrester Research, May 2014.
2 Giffi, Craig A., et al., “High Performance Manufacturers – What separates the best from the rest”, Deloitte University Press, December 2013 3 Vikram Mahidhar & David Schatsky, “The dual roles of the CIO in the digital age”, Deloitte University Press, April 2014
4 CEO and Senior Executive Survey, Gartner, April 2014.
5 DeGroot, Sharon E., “The impact of IT on supply chain agility and firm performance: An empirical investigation.” International Journal of Information Management, December 2013. 4
Moving to SaaS increases business agility, allows for quicker implementations, and for more frequent and less disruptive upgrades.1
Investments in IT enhance agility and not only impact supply chain effectiveness, but also contribute positively to overall firm performance.5
As spending on cloud, mobile, analytics, and social technology soars, CIOs have the opportunity to become more instrumental in driving growth, influencing strategy, innovation, and revenue.3
Manufacturing prowess is a game changer that demonstrates the “better before cheaper” rule. Superior overall manufacturing processes and capabilities are a critical competitive asset that’s unique to high-performing manufacturing organizations.2
Now you can:
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Industry Suite can help you maintain global visibility around the factors you can influence like
suppliers, customer accounts, and product innovation, all within a secure technology infrastructure.
Move beyond extended cloud based applications like CRM, marketing automation, and e-commerce software and
realize the benefits of Infor CloudSuite Industrial Industry Suite—a solution that was built for growing manufacturers,
contractors, and service companies seeking a holistic approach to managing their operations.
Take a closer look
Build global manufacturing capabilities with
common processes that allow you to manage product quality, cost, and differentiation.
Glean valuable insights on your customers and
products to support true lifecycle performance management.
Improve balance sheet strength by identifying
opportunities for continuous improvement.
Invest in your limited human resource pool with
cross-training supported by intuitive tool sets.
Maintain visibility into tiered supplier networks,
so you can embrace and collaborate with strong performers to fuel innovation.
Quickly respond to economic shifts with business
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Infor CloudSuite Industrial Industry Suite:
Built for the needs of growth-focused
manufacturers
Globally secure infrastructure
Take advantage of the cloud’s leading service provider (Amazon Web Services), with five times the computing power and regional data centers
supporting true disaster recovery.
Industry-specific software
You can count on the same proven functionality that is already helping thousands of discrete
manufacturers gain and maintain industry leadership worldwide.
Flexible options
For mid-sized manufacturers and service companies, Infor CloudSuite Industrial offers the right-balanced mix of functionality and ease of use. For larger companies with more complex
MTO and ETO operations, Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise provides more advanced
project management, regulation compliance and international capabilities. In addition, both industry suites can be deployed as an on premise
solution, hosted on your servers, instead of ours if you require.
There is no other cloud solution that offers a complete end-to-end solution with the robust functionality especially built
for the needs of manufacturing and service operations—plus offers the benefits of cloud deployment. Only Infor
Modernize, simplify, and save
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Industry Suite includes the highly flexible, robust functionality we offer in our
on-premises solutions:
Flexible support for multi-mode manufacturing: project, discrete, JIT, and Kanban repetitive
Integrated tools for collaborating with colleagues, contractors, and customers
Embedded, advanced analytics with reports specific to project-based needs
Workflows, alerts, role-based dashboards, and project management tools to boost productivity
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Customers who have gained agility, cost control, and
Why Infor CloudSuite?
Infor CloudSuite is deployed using an agile and highly flexible hosting platform that is currently serving
2,500+ customers and 25 million+ users globally. You get reliability and security you can count on and the
ability to focus on your business, not your technology. With deployment in Infor CloudSuite, you can:
Support globalization
Real-time data is accessible anytime, anywhere. It’s easy to launch and expand to new locations, and you can allow controlled access to emerging partners, suppliers, joint ventures, and other global entities.
Ensure security and reliability
With data managed by professional, experienced providers, you benefit from best-practice protocols in application, network, physical, and operations security, as well as comprehensive monitoring.
Reduce total cost of ownership
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Take a closer look at the components
Infor CloudSuite Industrial Industry Suite keeps your company running with maximum efficiency, allowing you
to focus on strategies for growth and profitability.
Deep analytics
With built-in reporting tools, front-line users, LOB managers, and C-level executives can easily access and consume relevant data in a meaningful context.
Production management
Drive efficiency across your operations with features such as shop-floor scheduling, inventory management, and lean production tools.
Product development
Speed innovation and product introductions with sophisticated tools for product development, design, and engineering.
Planning, scheduling, and inventory controls
Get support for multiple manufacturing modes, from repetitive, high-volume production to more specialized Make-to-Order (MTO) needs.
Quality management
Streamline complex regulation compliance and program management, so you can meet government requirements and industry specifications with
confidence.
Customer relationship management
Get a 360° view of customer activities and track transactions, so you can meet—and even exceed— customer expectations.
Supply chain visibility
